Recent news on Ortho-Cept

Steroidal hormones for contraception in women with sickle cell disease  -  May 6, 2007
News-Medical.net,Hormonal contraceptives with desogestrel, often called "third-generation" birth control pills, include the brands Ortho-Cept, Cyclessa and Mircette.

Staph can be deadly  -  Apr 10, 2007
Times Daily (subscription),Q: My doctors switched my birth control pill from Ortho Cept to Yaz. My doctor said it will help with my emotions, too. Is that true?

More expensive birth control spurs frustration  -  Mar 18, 2007
Penn State Digital Collegian,For example, brand name Ortho-Cept is $56.99 while Apri, its generic brand, is only $29.09, according to CVS Pharmacy, 116 W. College Ave.

Public Citizen Petitions FDA To Ban Birth Control Pills Containing ...  -  Feb 7, 2007
Kaiser network.org,The pills cited in the petition include Ortho-McNeil's Ortho-Cept; Watson Pharmaceuticals' Reclipsen; Organon's Desogen; Barr Pharmaceuticals' Mircette,

A riskier oral contraceptive?  -  Feb 7, 2007
USA TodayA statement from Ortho-McNeil, whose Ortho-Cept also was cited, echoed Barr's: "When used as labeled, Ortho-Cept is a safe and effective birth control

Newer birth control pills raise clot risk, group warns  -  Feb 6, 2007
CBC New Brunswick,Several pharmaceutical companies sell third-generation oral contraceptives, including Johnson & Johnson's Ortho-Cept. Health Canada has approved sales of

Some newer birth control pills need ban: group  -  Feb 6, 2007
Reuters...than 7.5 million prescriptions were filled for such pills, which also includes Johnson & Johnson's Ortho-Cept and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Reclipsen.

FDA should ban newer birth control pills - US group  -  Feb 6, 2007
Malaysia Star,Representatives for Ortho Women's Health & Urology and Organon also said Ortho-Cept was safe and effective. A Watson spokeswoman did not return calls

Nader's Public Citizen Taps YouTube For Lobbying Effort  -  Feb 9, 2007
MediaPost Publications,Specific brands include several from Barr Pharmaceuticals such as Duramed and Kariva, Watson Pharmaceutical's Reclipsen, and Ortho-Cept, from Johnson

UPDATE 2-FDA should ban newer birth control pills -US group  -  Feb 6, 2007
ReutersN: Quote, Profile , Research) Ortho-Cept and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (WPI.N: Quote, Profile , Research) Reclipsen. The petition also targeted Barr's

Group: Ban Some Birth Control Pills  -  Feb 6, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Reclipsen and desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol pills made by Watson Pharmaceuticals; Ortho-Cept made by Johnson & Johnson Inc. unit Ortho-McNeil,

Consumer group requests contraceptive pill ban  -  Feb 7, 2007
Pharmaceutical Business ReviewContraceptives that contain desogestrel include Mircette, Kariva, Velivet, Reclipsen, Desogen, Cyclessa and Ortho-Cept. Older contraceptives contain the

Some Contraceptives May Cause Blood Clots: Petition  -  Feb 6, 2007
Washington Post,Kariva (Duramed/Barr); Mircette (Duramed/Barr); Apri-28 (Duramed/Barr); Ortho-Cept (Ortho-McNeil); Reclipsen (Watson); and Cyclessa (Organon).

The Consumer Pressing to Look Closer at Blood Clots and the Pill  -  Feb 12, 2007
New York Times,Among the brands named in the petition were Ortho-Cept, Desogen, and Cyclessa. The group cited more than a dozen studies indicating that third-generation

Health Matters: A day in the life of a hospital  -  Feb 8, 2007
Terre Haute Tribune Star,Oral contraceptives that contain the ingredient are Desogestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol, Kariva, Desogen, Mircette, Velivet, Apri-28, Ortho-Cept,

Some Newer Contraceptives Too Risky, US Group Says  -  Feb 6, 2007
ABC News...filled in the year ended October 2006 for such pills, which also include's Johnson & Johnson's Ortho-Cept and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Reclipsen.

Consumer group seeks ban on some contraceptives  -  Feb 7, 2007
Buffalo News,Kariva, Velivet and Apri-28 products; Watson's Reclipsen; Organon Biosciences' Desogen and Cyclessa; and Johnson & Johnson's Ortho-Cept.

Some newer birth control pills need ban: group  -  Feb 6, 2007
Reuters7.5 million prescriptions were filled for such pills, which also includes Johnson & Johnson's Ortho-Cept and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Reclipsen.

Some newer birth control pills need ban-US group  -  Feb 6, 2007
Reuters.uk,7.5 million prescriptions were filled for such pills, which also include's Johnson & Johnson's Ortho-Cept and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Reclipsen.

Consumer Group Asks FDA to Ban One Type of Birth Control Pill  -  Feb 6, 2007
BloombergKariva, Velivet and Apri-28 products; Watson's Reclipsen; Organon Biosciences's Desogen and Cyclessa; and Johnson & Johnson's Ortho-Cept.

Some newer contraceptives too risky, US group says  -  Feb 6, 2007
Reuters...filled in the year ended October 2006 for such pills, which also includes Johnson & Johnson's Ortho-Cept and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Reclipsen.

Some newer contraceptives too risky, US group says  -  Feb 6, 2007
ReutersN: Quote, Profile , Research) Ortho-Cept and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (WPI.N: Quote, Profile , Research) Reclipsen. Older oral contraceptives contain

US group seeks ban on new birth control pills  -  Feb 6, 2007
Peninsula On-line,7.5 million prescriptions were filled for such pills, which also include’s Johnson & Johnson’s Ortho-Cept and Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Reclipsen.

FTC Challenges Terms of Watson Pharmaceuticals’ Acquisition of ...  Nov 1, 2006
...& Johnson’s Ortho-Cyclen and Ortho Tri-Cyclen – among the best-selling oral contraceptives – and the generic equivalents of Ortho-cept, Triphasil 28 ... -PharmaLive.com (press release),

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